CO129-594-2 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 1-7-1946 - 19-8-1946 — Page 106

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Professors

133

-20-

Junior and

Lecturers

Part-time

Demonstrators

Anatomy

1

1

Physiology

1

Pathology

Surgery

Lecturers

3 (including

1 Nutrition)

لسم

1

1 (Bacteriology)

1

1

2

2 or 3

3

3 (2 General

Surgery and 1 Orthopaedic)

3 (1 Ear, Nose and Throat,

2

1 Anaesthetics 1 Radiology)

Midwifery and

1

1.

Gynaecology

Medicine and

1.

1 (Paediatrics)

Tropical Medicine

Social Medicine 1

2

and Public Health

Pharmacology

Medical

1

1

1

Jurisprudence

7

15

8

8 or 9

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANN ING

27. There is no immediate prospect of the development of large-scale industry in Hong Kong except perhaps in shipbuilding which is so specialized an industry as hardly to justify a local organization for the training of the few scientific experts that it will need. In the early days of the University local commercial, industrial and shipping firms contributed generously to the equipment of Engineering laboratories, but some of them were disappointed that the University did not produce overseers and foremen, which is not a proper University aim. In the early days of the University, degree courses in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering were provided, but adequate facilities did not, nor do they now, exist for the education of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. On the other hand Civil Engineering work of a high order and of great variety has been necessary in the Colony, as a consequence of the rapid development of a modern commercial and industrial centre in a difficult physical environment. Before the war specialised teaching in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering had been suspended and we are of opinion that it should be abandoned and that the University should concentrate upon the strengthening of its Department of Civil Engineering. In the opinion of the Committee such students as wish to qualify in Mechanical and

/Electrical

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.